By the time I wake up and go to the kitchen on Thursday morning Christian has already left for work. Mrs Jones is still in the kitchen and proceeds to make me an omelette and some fruit for breakfast. After I have eaten I shower, dress and then go to get my car in the garage. I want to be at dad's office for 9am.

Making my way through the morning traffic different questions keep popping into my head, I should have started to write them down, the list is endless. Arriving at the building where dad works I find a parking space then enter the building. Dad is waiting in the reception for me and escorts me to his office.

'Morning Matthew, I knew you would be early so thought I'd wait for you.'

'Morning dad.' I say as we sit down. 'I don't know where to start, there seems to be so much that I want to ask you.'

'Fire away, start where you want. I'll answer everything as best as I can. If I don't know the answer then I will find out for you.'

'Does anyone in the music business know who I am so that if I wanted to work there I could do so without anyone realising who my daddy was?' I ask.

'Only the four executives know who you are, but that wouldn't be a problem. You have already met them on a number of occasions without realising who they are; in fact they will probably be at the ball on Saturday. Remember they were your daddy's friends; they will protect you like they have the company all these years so if you want to work in any of the departments anonymously it won't be an issue.' He smiles at me as he replies.

'When you said everything would be mine at 21 but you could extend that until the age of 25 if you feel I'm not ready, could I have a say in that so if you think I'm ready but I don't could we mutually agree to make the age 25. If I decided to go to university then I won't finish the course until I'm 23 and then I still might not be ready to handle everything.'

'Don't worry, we'll take it all one step at a time, even if we decided it was 21 it wouldn't happen overnight that you had all the control. The people that are in place now that are dealing with all of this are more than likely able to continue and they will be there to advise and help you. In effect they have been employed by you over the years to keep things going and they can keep doing that. If you decided you didn't want to have anything to do with any of the companies they would carry on as normal making you money whilst you pursue what you want to do. That was why I said I didn't want to tell you too soon, I wanted you to establish yourself doing what you want rather than what is expected.'

'Can I see where they invested money?'

'Yes, I have a list in the filing cabinet; I'll get it out for you.' He moves to do that now as I continue the questioning.

'Have I visited any of the properties that are now mine?'

'Well obviously you lived in the Bellevue house, we all went together to vacation in Hawaii, Sydney, Paris and London, there will be photos somewhere of us all on that trip. You would have been about three. I'm not sure about the apartment in New York or the Spanish villa, but mom will know.'

'I don't remember,' I say, looking dad in the eye I feel the tears building up in mine.

'If this is too upsetting we can continue another time. I'll also get mom to look out all the old albums so that you can look at the photos.'

'That would be good, and I want to continue, I want to learn more but also want to ask your advice. I'm going to meet Christian this afternoon because I am starting to work for him again tomorrow but I want to tell him all about this. If I'm working for him and looking at his accounts then he's got to be able to trust me, once I tell him about it all he might not want me to work for him anyway but I'd rather have it out in the open so he has that choice rather than working for him falsely, knowing the ins and outs of his company when he knows nothing of mine.'

Dad smiles. 'I knew you would want to share it with him, he will probably be your best advisor not just for the business but also the lifestyle. He knows what it's like to be constantly in the public eye, learning who you can and cannot trust. He will help you with all that.'

'I'm frightened that he might turn his back on me, I mean he has worked hard to get where he is and has achieved so much. I have done nothing but it's all just been given to me, it makes me feel guilty.'

'Don't feel guilty, Christian loves you, he won't turn his back on you, in fact he'll probably be more overprotective than he is now.'

I groan, dad smiles. 'Dad when you said about there being a lot of money in the bank would I be able to buy a house with it.'

Dad laughs and then says 'You've already got seven is that not enough but yes you would be able to buy another should you so wish. If I approve of any plans for what you want to buy in the next three years I can get some of the money released to you as from today.'

'Thanks dad, I don't think I have any more questions today. I'm going to go and read through all the paperwork you have given me and then go and meet with Christian.'

'Ok, if you need anything else then you only need to ask, I'll always be available as will mom.' Dad says as I get up to leave, as he walks round the table I hug him and thank him for everything.

I go back to Escala, at least I can sit in privacy for a couple of hours going through all the paperwork so that when I meet with Christian I will be able to give him the full picture of what it is I own. Visions of him shouting in the meeting room about people wasting his time come to mind and I hope he is not like that with me. I make some lunch, then spreading out the papers on the dining table I sit and eat as I'm working. My phone buzzing interrupts me, it's Christian 'I'm free any time after 2pm' I text back to say that I'll be with him soon.

Back in the parking lot at Grey House I find myself taking deep breaths to try and relax. I'm really nervous about Christian's reaction to my news. It seems an effort to put one foot in front of the other as I enter reception and make my way to the elevator.

Christian is waiting for me when I arrive, how does he know?

'Hey little bro, have you had a good morning? You look worried about something.'

'I am' I say as we walk into his office, we sit on the comfy chairs rather than across the desk from each other. 'Christian, do you trust me to work for you?'

'Yes of course I do, has this got something to do with what I said last week? You know I'm sorry for everything that happened.' He says quietly, oh no I don't want to upset him.

'No, it's nothing to do with that; I just wanted confirmation that you trust me to work for you. Dad has told me something that I want to share with you but it must remain inside this office, mom and dad are the only other people that know about all of this and I'd like it to remain that way. Whatever I tell you I don't want you to hate me for it.'

'Jeez Matt will you just tell me, you're making it sound like it's a big deal.'

'It is a big deal, but I'm going to need your help and reassurance.'

'Just tell me!' he almost shouts.

'The part of Seattle that you don't own, I do. Well officially it will be mine in three years' time.'

'Hell Matt that is a big deal. You're worried that I won't want you working here because you'll know my business inside out and I won't know yours.' He says. How does he know what my exact thoughts are?

'Yes. I've brought all the paperwork with me so that you can see what I will have. I want to still work for you though, I need to learn but also need watching and protecting; only you can do that and help me.'

He looks at me, lost in thought for a few moments. I can't tell what he's thinking.

'Please don't hate me, I'd rather sell everything and just work for you so that everything in our relationship is the same. I'd rather have you as my brother than as some business rival. Please say something.' I plead.

'Matt, I don't hate you. I'm happy for you. Do you own the music business?'

'Yes' I say quietly looking at him.

'Do you know how much it's worth?' he asks.

'I haven't got a clue; I didn't talk figures with dad. I mean it's not as if it's mine just yet, I have to wait until I'm at least 21 and if dad doesn't think I'm ready then I'll wait until I'm 25. This is why I need help, I go to see dad with all these questions in my head and then I totally forget what to ask once he starts talking.'

'You'll learn eventually, but it will take time. Shall we have a look at the paperwork together?'

'Yes ok, there is other stuff as well. I have a bank account with a lot of money in but again I didn't ask how much. I've also got some money invested so that I can buy a boat, jet and helicopter, apparently daddy had them but they were sold with the intention of me buying up to date models. Oh and I've got seven properties; the house in Bellevue, one in London and then apartments in New York, Paris and Sydney, a villa in Spain and a vacation home in Hawaii.'

'Fuck, that's a lot.'

'I know, do you remember the houses? Dad said we all went on vacation to lots of them when I was three. He also said he thinks you got your love for boats, helicopters and jets from my daddy because you were close. I don't remember any of it.'I say, whispering the last part.

'Are you upset?' Christian asks. I nod so he continues to talk so that I don't have to. 'I do remember the houses, they are all amazing places. I thought they would have been sold as well but they must be worth a fortune now. I was close to your daddy, if I was having a particularly tough time he just seemed to understand and would take me out on his boat for hours, or up in the helicopter to take my mind off things, it was through him that I was interested in setting up my own business. I still miss him.' He says and looks at me, his eyes shining. He gathers the paperwork up and takes it to the long desk. 'Let's go through this before we both end up in tears'

We spend a good hour looking at all the papers, Christian is as shocked as I am as to how much I own.

'So you don't want anyone else to know about all of this.'

'No I told you it has to be kept quiet. I've seen how people react when they see you because of how much money you have, I don't want that. You know how much I hate change and I just want to carry on as I am. The last few years wherever I have gone people have been watching me and saying 'That's Christian Grey's brother' well I'm proud that I'm your brother but I would only like to be known as that and not ' there's Matt Grey and he's almost as rich as his brother.' I don't think I'd cope with anything more than I have now, that's why I need you.'

'I'm glad you've come to me for help. Would you ever consider selling any of these businesses to me?'

'To be honest the way I'm feeling right now if you want them then you can have them.' I say.

'Oh, I think I need to toughen you up. You're supposed to drive a hard bargain and get me to spend lots of money on them.' He says with a huge grin on his face.

'But you're my brother; I don't mind you sharing them and having what you want. '

'Even the music business?' he asks

'Yes if that's what you want.' I reply.

'But Matt it's worth billions.' He exclaims.

'But having you as my brother is worth more than that.' I reply.

'Wow I can't believe you just said that. Right let's get down to business. You'll start working here tomorrow in accounts. You'll learn everything you can in that department before moving on to somewhere else in the company. You can also attend some meetings with me as you will need to learn how to deal with people so that they don't take advantage of you. I will speak to Taylor about getting you some security. You will also have to be careful what you do so that it doesn't attract the attention of the press. I will guide and mentor you and have you ready to run your company in three years. All I ask in return is that if you decide to sell any of your businesses or property in the future please come and offer them to me first, oh and if you want a boat building can my company do it.'

'Thanks Christian.' I say as I give him a brotherly hug.

'You're welcome, though I'm going to leave you now as I have to collect Ana from work. You can stay at Escala tonight if you want but I will probably be back late so will see you in the morning.'

'Thanks, I'll text and let you know where I'm staying. I've got a date with Hannah. Hope you work it out with Ana, see you tomorrow.'

I give him another quick hug before we leave the office and then we head out of Grey House together. Taylor is waiting in the SUV by the sidewalk so Christian climbs in as I make my way to the parking lot. I feel so much happier now Christian knows everything and has agreed to help me.